Spirulina, for good health

The benefits of taking Spirulina regularly are enormous to the human body

Spirulina is a plant alga that has for many centuries (since prehistoric times), been taken in various parts of the world as a nutritious food. It easily grows underwater, be it in oceans, lakes, ponds, or reservoirs, It grows rapidly hence providing an immense food source for the poor.

The benefits of taking Spirulina regularly are enormous to one’s body. In parts of Africa , like Chad, people have taken Spirulina as a food from Lake Chad. Spirulina from Lake Texcoco in Mexico, has been harvested and sold for human consumption in Tenochtitlan market in Mexico city since first reports from the sixteenth century. Lakes in Rift valley of East Africa are a basic source of food from Spirulina for the flamingos population, who are so pink in pigmentation.

Spirulina is today commercially produced in various countries, like Mexico, the USA, China, India, Thailand and others for human and animal consumption . It has begun being accepted in widening society as a nutrition with good health benefits.

The benefits to be derived for healthy living from spirulina consumption are enormous.

1) Spirulina is easy to digest and is safe to take too.

2) Spirulina is a most effective detoxifier of the body, cleansing it of “impurities” that could create health difficulties.

3) Spirulina provides protein, vitamin A, vitamin B12, vitamin K1, K2, iron, magnesium, manganese, sodium, zinc.

4) Spirulina provides energy, therefore helpful in all walks of life, from people in long hour employments to sports people to people of age to housewives with children etc.

5) The body’s immune system can be enhanced.

Imagine the enhancement of the immune system benefits in reducing medical treatment and costs to every individual, to every family, to every nation These benefits can be staggering, health without adverse side effects, considering that spirulina is a natural produce that does not intoxicate the environment, much rather enhancing it. Much scientific research has been done on Spirulina and is considered safe for human consumption.

Given the wide array of food supplements that are commercially available and coming onto the market, it is clear that a single substance as spirulina, with various high level of essential nutrients for one’s body, makes lives of the majority of people a lot easier in assessing a food supplement for an entire family.

Spirulina has been taken since prehistoric times, is getting taken in various forms, be it in powder form in water, capsules, juices, smoothies, soups, cereals, as a convenient food additive to many recipes, sprinklers on various foods as a supplement and the possibilities can go on.

The benefits that can be derived from Spirulina are enormous and can be taken by all as it is vegetarian, not of any animal or fish content. Spirulina can be used widely for food supplementation but also for slimming purposes whilst the body is simultaneously nutritionally well fed. Spirulina has been taken by living things including human beings from times prehistoric and even being increasingly appreciated today as the medical professions have undertaken much research given the intricated modern day ailments cropping up.

There is so much more to be learnt and realised about Spirulina’s benefits in various forms for a life of good health.